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Florida Statute 627.601 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 627.601 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 627.601 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
627.601 Scope of this part.—Nothing in this part applies to or affects:
(1) Any policy of liability insurance or workers’ compensation insurance, with or without supplementary expense coverage.
(2) Any group or blanket policy.
(3) Life insurance, endowment, or annuity contracts, or contracts supplemental thereto, which contain only provisions relating to health insurance that:
(a) Provide additional benefits in case of death or dismemberment or loss of sight by accident or accidental means; or
(b) Operate to safeguard the contract against lapse, or to give a special surrender value or special benefit or an annuity if the insured or annuitant becomes totally and permanently disabled, as defined by the contract or supplemental contract.
(4) Reinsurance.
History.—s. 544, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 109, ch. 79-40; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 449, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 11, ch. 90-334; ss. 53, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 19, ch. 2016-11.

Cases Citing F.S. 627.601

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·United Healthcare Servs., Inc. v. Sanctuary Surgical Centre, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 1350 (S.D. Fla. 2014).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28824, 2014 WL 888644

...The court rejects this argument, as it is apparent that the statutory provision in question — which falls under Part VI of Florida Chapter 627, Insurance Rates and Contracts — governs individual, and not group, health insurance policies issued for delivery in this state. Thus, § 627.601, Fla....
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·State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Vega, 753 So. 2d 738 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 3388, 2000 WL 293588

...In so holding, we specifically, reject State Farm’s argument that because Guardian’s health insurance payments were provided to Vega through his employer (and thus subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. and/or section 627.601, Florida Statutes (1995) et seq.), that they were made under a “similar law” to the statutes governing worker’s compensation, PIP or disability benefit schemes as prescribed by section 627.727(1)....
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Hall v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 454 So. 2d 711 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 9 Fla. L. Weekly 1802, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14499

...be held invalid in that it provides less favorable terms for access to courts than is required by section 627.616. We agree with appellee’s response that section 627.-659(4) is inapplicable to the policy before us—a group life insurance policy. Section 627.601(3) explicitly states: “Nothing in part VI of this chapter shall apply to or affect: ......

This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 627 matters in the context of insurance coverage law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.